Buy a Real High School Diploma? What Can Actually Be Ordered

03
MAR

A real high school diploma cannot be bought. It is issued by the school or district that graduated you, and the equivalency credentials — GED and HiSET — are issued by the state after you pass the test. What can be ordered is a replacement copy from the issuing office if you have already earned it, or a novelty replica for the wall if you want a display copy. On this site the replica is the novelty high school diploma; this guide covers all three routes so you know which one you are actually looking for.

The three routes, and which one is yours

1. Earning the real one

If you never finished high school, the real document comes from finishing: an adult high school or district completion program issues a diploma, and passing the GED or HiSET earns a state-issued equivalency credential that schools and employers treat as the diploma's equivalent. Both take study and a test; neither can be shortened by paying a seller. The options, and how each one works, are in ways to obtain a high school diploma or equivalent.

2. A replacement copy of a diploma you earned

If you graduated and the diploma is lost, the school's main office or the district's records department reissues it; if the school has closed, the district or the state education agency usually holds the records. For a GED or HiSET, the state office that issued the credential replaces it, and score transcripts come from GED Testing Service or ETS. Have the name you graduated under, the year, the school's name and city and an ID ready. How to get a copy of your high school diploma walks through the request.

3. A novelty replica for display

When the office is slow, the records are gone, or you want a framed copy while the original stays in a folder, a novelty high school diploma fills the frame. It is built on the maker's high school diploma design with the school name, city and state, your name and your graduation date printed exactly as you enter them; the seal is gold foil fused directly onto the diploma; signature lines and titles sit where the design carries them, signed with made-up in-house signatures or left blank for you to sign. Sizes are 8.5×11 or 8×10 as standard, other sizes up to 11×17 on request. It is a display copy, not a record.

High school diploma or GED format

Both formats are on the same order form: choose High School Diploma or GED, then enter the details. If the terms are unclear, what a high school diploma is called sorts out diploma, GED and HiSET and what each one stands for.

Time, delivery and price

Standard production is 3 business days; rush production, chosen on the order form, has the proof ready in 1 business day. A free digital proof comes first and changes at the proof stage are free; after approval the diploma is printed and shipped by UPS, or delivered as a PDF if you chose digital delivery. The listed price is USD 69, with extra copies available on the same form. The guarantee is a rework promise: “Your satisfaction is our guarantee. If you're not happy with your document, we'll revise it until you are.”

What the replica is not

It is not issued by any school or state, it is not in any records, and it cannot be verified; the maker is not affiliated with any institution and does not make documents intended for misrepresentation. If a site says it will sell you a “real” high school diploma that a school or employer will accept, the Federal Trade Commission's guidance on diploma and degree scams in the Sources is the page to read before you pay anyone.

For the layout itself, how a novelty high school diploma is made walks through the fields and the seal, and lost high school diploma? how to get a copy fast puts the official and novelty routes side by side.

Frequently asked questions

Can I buy a GED?

No. The GED credential is issued by the state after you pass the GED test. A novelty GED diploma is a display replica, not the credential.

Can the school give me a second copy?

Usually, yes. Ask the school's main office or the district records department; a closed school's records pass to the district or the state education agency.